Emmitsburg, Md. (March 4, 2015)—Fifth-seeded Saint Francis University topped fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's, 73-58, at Knott Arena on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast Conference Tournament.  Greg Brown scored 24 points and Earl Brown added 23 points and 14 rebounds to pace Saint Francis in the win.  Will Miller led the Mount with 14 points off the bench.

The Red Flash (16-14) jumped to a 9-0 lead 4:18 into the game as Mount St. Mary's turned the ball over on its first five possession.  Saint Francis held a 15-to-6 advantage after a Dominique Major three-pointer before the Mount answered with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 15-13.

Mount St. Mary's (15-15) took its only lead of the game on back-to-back three-pointers from Byron Ashe and Will Miller with 3:46 left in the opening half.  Saint Francis responded to the Mount run with a Greg Brown traditional three-point play and a Ronnie Drinnon lay-up for a 26-22 lead.  The Red Flash extended the margin to 29-24 at the half.

The Mount cut the Saint Francis advantage to 33-31 early in the second half on a Charles Glover three-pointer, but the Red Flash countered with a 13-to-2 run to grab a 46-33 lead with 12:00 left in the second half.  Five different players scored in the run that was capped by an Earl Brown dunk.

After falling behind by 15 points with 5:30 left, the Mount cut the gap to 58-50 after a Miller three-pointer and a Junior Robinson drive with 3:56 on the clock.  The Mountaineers got the ball back after a Saint Francis turnover, but Byron Ashe was off the mark on a three-pointer and Malik Harmon countered with a fast-break lay-up to push the lead back to double figures.

Another Robinson bucket cut the deficit to eight, but the Red Flash sealed the win by draining 13-of-14 at the foul line over the final two minutes.

Greg Brown finished 6-of-11 from the field and 11-of-13 from the foul line for his game-high 24 points.  Earl Brown hit 6-of-8 at the line while hitting all 10 free throw attempts for his 23 points while adding a game-high 14 rebounds.  Drinnon chipped in six points and 11 rebounds for the Red Flash in the win.

Miller was 4-for-7 from three-point range while adding a pair of free throws for his team-high 14 points for the Mount.  Ashe added 11 points and Kristijan Krajina 10 in the loss.

Saint Francis shot 61.9 percent (13-of-21) from the floor in the second half, and finished the game shooting 52.4 percent from the field.  The Red Flash outrebounded the Mount, 37-19, in the game.